In the works since 2016, as we first reported at the time, the plans for a four-story building to rise up to 40 feet in height upon the underdeveloped Duboce Triangle parking lot parcels at 55 Belcher Street, behind the former Blockbuster turned Flagship gym at 158 Church Street, have been refined and formal approvals for the project are now officially being sought.

The refined plans for the project would yield 24 condos (a mix of 8 one-bedrooms, 13 twos and 3 threes) over a 10-car garage and three (3) of the residential units would be offered at below market rates.

But keep in mind that while the 55 Belcher Street site is zoned for development up to 40 feet in height, the density for the merged 10,600-square-foot parcel is limited to 18 units in principle. And as such, an application to secure Conditional Use Authorization for the additional density has been submitted to Planning.

Comments from “Plugged-In” Readers

They aren’t taking advantage of the density bonus (which would require increased height.) They are just asking for additional density within the same building envelope. It’s an awfully dense development for a mid block parcel on a narrow little “in between the grid” street. And the tiny units they want to create are raising some eyebrows in the neighborhood.

Given what even the tiniest condo in SF costs these days, the buyers are going to have to have substantial pay checks and can probably afford anything I’ve seen in the area (I haven’t tried them all, but I eat at a couple of them fairly often).